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Friday, March 24, 2017

Fitness Friday

It’s Friday night and I am about to party hard, and by ‘party
hard’ I mean I am going to go take my multi-vitamin, brush my teeth, and then watch
20 minutes of Netflix before I hit the sack.But first, before things get too crazy, I am writing another Fitness
Friday post because I want to be a committed blogger.

What’s new: Nothing.I am tempted to say that I am stuck in relaxation mode after my 40-day
running challenge, but “stuck” isn’t the right word.I am enjoying some time off from vigorous
exercise.I am going to get back to it,
but for now I am having fun squeezing in moderate exercise on top of my regular
day to day routine.

Changes to my routine: I went outside.Seriously though, if it were 80 degrees all
day every day I would be happy.This
week, the beginning of spring happened, and temperatures reached 40 degrees in
my neck of the woods.You better believe
I was outdoors pretending like it was only a matter of seconds before a patch
of crocuses bloomed and a robin landed on my head.Throw in some skipping and humidity, and now you
have a pretty good idea of how I envision spring in my daydreams---just me,
with a robin on my head, dancing in a patch of crocuses.

Running: 3.25 total miles

Longest Run: 2.25 miles

Shortest Run: 1 mile

Craziest Run: I guess the craziest run was that time that I
meant to run 2 miles, but didn’t realize I was actually a quarter of a mile
farther from my house than I had anticipated.

Strangest Physical Activity Performed: Dancing.I am not a public dancer, but when I am in
the comfort of my own home, I can really bust a move. I don’t mean to brag, but I have skillZ.SkillZ with a capital “Z” at the end. This
week I have been cranking the Pandora Easter Egg Hunt playlist.This list can be found categorized under the
genre “Easter Egg Hunt”.To me, this is
a very strange genre, but if this is what the kids are listening to in
anticipation of the Easter Bunny, I need to get to a modern day Easter egg
hunt, stat!

Most challenging physical activity performed with a 2-year-old:
Picking up sticks.We have had a windy
couple of weeks and my yard is covered in sticks, branches, and some wood that
I would probably classify as logs.My
daughter and I went outside to pick up a “little bit” (according to her) and
every time I tried to transition to a new task she would say “No way! Get to
work!”.“No way” has become her favorite
new phrase, and I have no idea where the “get to work” came from, but talking 2
year olds are the best. Also, picking up sticks is hard work!

Weirdest Food: One of my (former?) favorite local
restaurants is a vegan café.They quit
making my favorite dish recently (a burrito bowl) and replaced it with barbecue
chicken nachos.I tried the new dish which
had cashew nacho cheese and buffalo soy curls, and it was weird.

Fitness highlight of the week: Walking outside. It’s spring!!!

Goals for next week: Exercise more consistently and find a
regular physical activity that my daughter and I can enjoy together.

Ha! I'm glad I'm not the only one that does "ready, set, go" only to find myself shuffle-running by myself. My daughter has a tiny doll-sized wagon that she pulls around the yard and loves to fill with sticks. It's the best gardening tool I have. It lets me garden for longer than 10 minute blocks of time and it puts my daughter to work. Ha!